Jarocha cuisine is a tasty synthesis of Spanish and coastal cuisine, its double richness is born from the combination of the best of tropical food and the best of maritime food; you can enjoy from the typical appetizers to the most exquisite seafood dishes and fresh fish and all kinds of refreshing and sweet tropical fruits. Corn is one of the main ingredients in this cuisine, in Veracruz you will enjoy delicious tortillas, gorditas, pellizcadas, picadas, garnachas, empanadas, chilaquiles, corn tamales, cabecitas de perro, tamal de cazuela and corn cake, among many others.

Try the "huachinango a la veracruzana,” the seafood-stuffed fish fillet, octopus with rice, crab soup, seafood soup, stuffed jaibas, octopuses in their own ink and the popular corn tamales with pork. Many of these dishes are served with the delicious “arroz a la tumbada,” a rice specialty.

Breakfast is just the occasion to try a classic: the “huevos tirados” or scrambled eggs with onion, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, and shredded beef. The “sopes” and “picadas” are also a must.

The regional cuisine includes vegetables as quelites, berdolagas, izote, guajilotes, chompines, zucchini, pipiancitos and green beans; and fruits like pineapple, watermelon, coconut, mamey, mango, papaya, grape, lime and lemon, custard apples, bananas and guanabana.

Among the typical dishes are: " vuelve a la vida", a cold shrimp cocktail chock full of delicious vegetables and plump shrimp garnished with lime and cilantro; “mondongo a la veracruzana”, made with tripe, veal bones and hominy soup; “pámpano empapelado”, a salpa fish salpa wrapped in plantain leaves; “calamares rellenos en su tinta”, stuffed squid in their ink; “salpicón de mariscos”, a seafood salad; chicken stew; “chipotles adobados” a chili with species and a distinctive smoky flavor; “ostiones en su concha”, oysters cooked in butter gratinated and served in its Shell; “pato a la veracruzana”, Veracruz-style duck; “arroz a la tumbada”, Veracruz-style ricde, packed with seafood; “mojarras al mojo de ajo”, mojarra drenched with garlic; and jalapeño pambazos, among others.

In Boca del Rio, there is an area with a series of restaurants offering a huge selection of seafood and some mexican specialities, but the main dish is stuffed filet, grilled red snappers stuffed with shrimp, abalone, octopus & king crab all topped with sauce.

The desserts in Veracruz are a true delight like: guava empanadas, “alfajor de maíz”, (a thin and crispy mass filled with caramelized milk), pumpkin nugget sweets, “palanquetas de cacahuate” (peanut brittle), coconut sweets, nanche sweets, “pan de huevo “ (egg bread know it is highly enriched with eggs, butter, and sugar), orange pancake, “jamoncillo de leche” (milk fudge), “leche nevada” (topped with meringues and a touch of cinnamon), “cocada” (sweet made with grated fresh coconut), “marquesota” (traditional cake made from simple ingredients: eggs, sugar and flour), and “yemitas de canela” (pastry is made exclusively with egg yolks).

And don’t forget the traditional drinks, including “mint julep,” “torito de cacahuate,” (a peanut cocktail), "champola de guanabana,” (guanabana and evaporated milk) and, of course, the world famous “lechero” (coffee with milk).